Question about flea treatment
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Natural Flea Remedy
If you don't want to purchase any more Frontline, you may want to give this homemade recipe a try:
4. Lemon Flea Dip
3 lemons
940 ml (1 quart) water
60 ml (1/4 cup) baking soda
5 ml (1 tsp) herbal shampoo
Cut the lemons into eighths while bringing the water to a rolling boil. Add the lemons, boil for one hour, then cover and let the mixture steep overnight. Strain the solution then add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Warm to a tepid temperature before applying.
To spoil your pup with the application, dip a sponge into the water and drizzle it slowly over her coat, then use your fingers to work it in using slow, deliberate circles focusing on points like the hips and shoulders.
Give her a good massage – she deserves it!
This shampoo uses citrus oil to help repel fleas, but the warm water and baking soda also help to soothe any existing irritations she may have.
I invite you to visit my site for free tips and downloads at http://www.dogdaypets.com. I sell dog books there, but it's mostly a hobby.
Russ
If you don't want to purchase any more Frontline, you may want to give this homemade recipe a try:
4. Lemon Flea Dip
3 lemons
940 ml (1 quart) water
60 ml (1/4 cup) baking soda
5 ml (1 tsp) herbal shampoo
Cut the lemons into eighths while bringing the water to a rolling boil. Add the lemons, boil for one hour, then cover and let the mixture steep overnight. Strain the solution then add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Warm to a tepid temperature before applying.
To spoil your pup with the application, dip a sponge into the water and drizzle it slowly over her coat, then use your fingers to work it in using slow, deliberate circles focusing on points like the hips and shoulders.
Give her a good massage – she deserves it!
This shampoo uses citrus oil to help repel fleas, but the warm water and baking soda also help to soothe any existing irritations she may have.
I invite you to visit my site for free tips and downloads at http://www.dogdaypets.com. I sell dog books there, but it's mostly a hobby.
Russ
sadly that the lemon dip isn't very effective, at least speaking from my experience in southern california, where it's flea season all year round.
i'm all for natural care and avoiding pesticides and other chemicals, so i've experimented with a number of things, also for protection against ticks and mosquitoes for when we go hiking in the mountains.
i'm all for natural care and avoiding pesticides and other chemicals, so i've experimented with a number of things, also for protection against ticks and mosquitoes for when we go hiking in the mountains.
Lemon Treatment
I agree Mordy, I don't use the Lemon Dip as full time treatment. I did use it on Chaz recently as the colder temperatures are rolling in here in The Great White North. Flea season is basically over here so it gives a little added protection instead of giving him more chemicals. It sounds like Fran27 is in the same situation.
I agree Mordy, I don't use the Lemon Dip as full time treatment. I did use it on Chaz recently as the colder temperatures are rolling in here in The Great White North. Flea season is basically over here so it gives a little added protection instead of giving him more chemicals. It sounds like Fran27 is in the same situation.
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Just wanted to add my thoughts. I live in NC, where we also have fleas year round. My vet said that Frontline has the same active ingredient that's in head lice shampoo. So I use the same reasoning I'd use for head lice shampoo. If my dogs have a flea, I put Frontline on them, if they don't have fleas, I don't bother. We usually end up using it twice per year, sometimes 3 times. What I've also found is that if you have multiple indoor pets, sometimes just treating some of them will take care of everybody's fleas.......so I'd try to skip puppies and old dogs, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
I've given up on Frontline, Advantage, etc. I still find fleas. I use good old flea shampoo once every two weeks (sometimes every week in the height of summer, since Zeus loves to be outside). Old fashioned, but it's worked wonderfully well. Maybe I'll try the fancy stuff again if they come up with something new.
Frontline works perfectly for me tho' I have seen fleas she gotten from my bf's dog but usually dun live long enough for me to get concern. She likes to go under bushes and all so i do give her treatment every 2 mths, there's plenty of ticks in my area and i hate those blood sucking bug grrrrrrrrr....